Shelters Set To Open As Cold Rolls In

South Florida cold weather shelters will open their doors this weekend as temperatures are expected to drop to near freezing, according to the National Weather Service.

The weather service declared a freeze watch for Sunday, predicting nighttime temperatures possibly dropping into the lower 30s throughout both Palm Beach and Broward counties. The metro areas should see lows in the upper 30s to the 40s through the middle part of the week.

Broward's three shelters were open Saturday night and will be open today. They are located at Pompano Beach City Hall, 100 W. Atlantic Blvd.; the Salvation Army, 1445 W. Broward Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale and Broward Outreach Center, 2056 Scott St., in Hollywood. Homeless people must arrive by 6:30 p.m. For more Broward County information, call 211 or 800-537-0211.

Palm Beach County officials opened their shelter Saturday night and will determine today whether to reopen them. They are located at the West Gate Community Center, 3691 Oswego Ave., west of West Palm Beach; and at the West County Senior Center, 2916 State Road 15 in Belle Glade.